Russia House Restaurant - Herndon

Eating in the Russian house is the best notch. the service is wonderful and it always feels like a special occasion when we eat there.

Eating was always fantastic! the owners and employees are very attentive and make them feel like home.

Eating was brilliant and the drinks were crazy good.

Smaller menu than before and some of my favorites are missing. But overall good food and especially hot rolls.

I love dining out and I appreciate good food, unfortunately, not here. This is the first time ever that I write a review and it’s not because of lack of experience dining out. Please believe me when I say that people come to me quite often when they want to find a restaurant for all types of occasions and tell me I really should write reviews- well, I finally felt compelled to do so. We came here to celebrate my husband’s birthday, after reading many good reviews and only a few bad ones. He, especially, was looking forward to eating here. As many have said, the menu is not the same as on their website. They do have several of the dishes at a much higher price. I must start by saying that the owners are quite lovely, kind and attentive. The place itself is nice. The bread is wonderful, and the drinks were fine. So it was a good start, but it stops there. For appetizers, my husband ordered the Borsht and I the house salad $15 each). Which were really a cup of so-so vegetable soup and a small non-descript salad you get for free at a family spaghetti place. The price was truly ridiculous for what you get. For our main courses, he ordered the chicken Kiev $38) and I the highly recommended duck $47). On the website, the prices are $29 and $41, respectively. I love duck, but again, not here. Firstly, you cannot request that it be medium rare, I was informed that is was because of the way they cook it -I was willing to take a chance. Well, it was eatable -OK at the most, but also had that freezer burn taste. At least it was better than my husband‘s chicken dish which was very tough, and the supposedly buttery inside was nonexistent, the rice was also subpar. Of the accompanying vegetables, I liked the zucchini. The kind owners did bring a complementary dessert with a candle in celebration of the birthday, which was a nice gesture. I should really stop here since it was sweet of them, but i will go ahead… the profiterole was like those that you get in the frozen